Innholdsfortegnelse for 24 Dec 18 i TV Soap

A mother will do anything to protect her child… even murder, it seems, as B&B’s Taylor plots to destroy Hope, whom she blames for ruining Steffy’s marriage to Liam! Turn to page 4 to read about Taylor’s psycho-killer scheme! The usual shenanigans abound for the other daytime favourites on Days and Y&R, including a break-up in Salem and the arrival of an intriguing new family in Genoa City. Closer to home on Ramsay Street, Paul shares a schoolroom smooch with “Mrs Mangel”, while Chloe pens a love letter to her future sister-in-law! We catch up with Aussie darling Nicole Kidman on her latest role and happy home life, plus there’s all the updates from the soaps and lots of fun holiday reading in the issue. Hope you enjoy!…

Rey Rosales (JORDI VILASUSO)  Arriving earlier this year, the detective has been hot on the trail of JT’s disappearance and suspected murder for months, making the guilt-shredded assailants Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott), Victoria (Amelia Heinle), Sharon (Sharon Case) and Phyllis (Gina Tognoni) very, very nervous. To get the dirt he wants, he’s become closer to Sharon, who’s found herself drawn to him in the wake of her wedding day bust-up with Nick (Joshua Morrow). Rey is now blurring personal and professional lines and would love nothing better than to get Sharon into bed! That’s not going to happen if his territorial wife Mia has anything to say about it! But Sharon isn’t backing down, either. Meanwhile, his sibling relations with Arturo are on a slippery slope, too, thanks to ,…

WHAT’S THE NOTE ALL ABOUT? Returning home to Kristen (Eileen Davidson), Brady – unaware that she has just had another tense encounter with Marlena (Deidre Hall) – finds a torn-up note on the floor. Piecing it back together, Brady reads the words, “I know what you are doing.” Intrigued, he asks Kristen to explain the missive. Shocked and startled, she looks at him, considering whether to reveal that she just confronted Marlena and goaded her to admit that she’s trying to bust them up. HOW DO I GET CUSTODY OF MY ENEMY’S BABY? Preparing to snatch custody of Gabi’s (Camila Banus) unborn baby away from its biological father Will, whose gay lifestyle he detests, Nick (Blake Berris) approaches a lawyer for advice. Ignoring the glaring conflict of interest at play,…

While Chloe was getting busy with her romantic romp with hunky Pierce Greyson – and then shared the news of her Huntington’s disease diagnosis – Elly has proven to be the best friend and confidante a girl coudl haved as she wrestled with the complex conflicts involved. So when Elly needed support in return Chloe repaid the favour – with a surprise kiss as a sudden flood of romantic attraction for her brother Mark’s girlfriend surged through her! Suddenly, Chloe (April Rose Pengilly) is coping with a range of new conflicted emotions as she’s been forced to deny that the liplock meant anything serious… and a shocked Elly (Jodi Anasta) has reacted by getting officially engaged to Mark (Scott McGregor)! A bag of nerves at their engagement party, Chloe sticks…

Surf ’s Up! COLBY THORNE (Tim Franklin) Romancing Jasmine was just a precursor to more intrigue on both sides of the law for the new boy in blue – his violent entanglements with the villainous Ebony (Cariba Heine) almost turned him into a char-grilled cop! He’s now engaged to on-again/ off-again flame Chelsea but he won’t be getting married in 2019 if her dad Neil Campbell (Steve Nation) has his way! The imminent intervention of Ross Nixon (Justin Rosniak) doesn’t bode well, either, as he’s responsible for the disappearance of Colby’s little sister Bella (Courtney Nixon). There will be blood! It may be a hell of a year ahead... CHELSEA CAMPBELL (Ashleigh Brewer) Pursuing estranged flame Colby to the Bay, Chelsea orchestrated her constable transfer to Yabbie Creek police station…

TYRA Banks Maybe the Next Top Model star and former catwalk queen picked up a few tips behind the lens? She’s drawn her share of critics for her efforts, but being a shutterbug is close to Tyra’s heart. Mum Carolyn London-Johnson’s a pro photographer, and Tyra’s ex, and father of her son York, is Erik Asla, a Norwegian snapper. BROOKLYN Beckham David’s lad calls photography his “passion” and even studied it at the prestigious Parsons School of Design in New York. Brooklyn released a coffee table book of photos taken of his family entitled What I See . HENRY Winkler Ayy! He doesn’t claim to be a professional, but the beloved star of Happy Days, Arrested Development and…

Mila Kunis Sexy, thigh-high boots look pretty good on Mila Kunis, who’s often snapped in her beloved red Fendis. The to-die-for boots are a big fave of Kelly Rowland’s, too. Gigi Haddad Models Alexa and Gigi and actress Vanessa Hudgens all have a thing for funky fur-lined mules by Gucci. Vanessa wears hers to and from the gym! Alexa, a fan of effortless chic, teams the quirky flats with just about any outfit! Gigi goes for a cute pink version here. Kris Jenner also has a pair of the circa $995 mules, named Shoe of the Year in 2015. Sarah Jessica Parker We couldn’t not mention SJP and alter-ego Carrie Bradshaw! Both the actress and her Sex and the City character were obsessed with shoes, but…

HELLO: DAYS OF OUR LIVES’ Thia Megia (Hayley Chen). New details are on offer about the American Idol star’s new Salem alter ego, who’s set to cross paths with JJ. Apparently, “she’s had to endure so much in her past and to take on a role where she’s just full of strength. She’s a vast character with so much depth,” Thia explains. HELLO: SHORTLAND STREET’S Jennifer Ludlam (Leanne Black). Fresh from Jennifer’s theatre commitments and a well-deserved rest, Leanne is back in Ferndale just in time to encourage her boyfriend Damo’s stunning new venture. HELLO: EASTENDERS’ Roger Griffiths (Mitch Baker). Revealed as a lying, thieving scumbag when he first slithered into the Square in…

Regardless of the emotional pain she’s suffered in discovering that her husband Pita Rameka is cheating on her with his secretary Keira, Te Rongopai has found solace, support and potentially love with a caring TK. However, Te Rongopai can’t shake the love she still feels for Pita from her thoughts – and it’s not helping that he’s the Minister of Health and is regularly seen in the corridors of Shortland Street Hospital where she is Chief Operating Officer. Aware of Te Rongopai’s inner conflict, TK treads carefully around her as she’s tempted to take Pita back and forgive him his extramarital sins. She may have already rejected Pita a second time but when she becomes flustered at having her two paramours in attendance with her at a meeting, Chris calls…

DAYS OF OUR LIVES TO: Victor Kiriakis (JOHN ANISTON) FROM: Susan Banks (STACY HAIDUK) THE GIFT: Elvis Presley Collection: The RCA Albums, a 60-CD box set celebrating The King! WHAT THE CARD SAYS: “Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou soooo much for lettin’ me stay in your big, beautiful house when I was in Salem earlier this year, Mr Kiriakis. While I was there, wanderin’ your luvverly hallways, I got to noticin’ you was being a bit of a Gloomy Gus and grumpin’ and moanin’ about things a lot. If you remember, an’ I’m sure you do, I suggested at the time that you lighten up a bit. Maybe get a dog or watch a movie, listen to some songs, or somethin’ like that to relax you. So I thought I’d help…

Perhaps she’s underestimated the seriousness of her mother’s mental health crisis, Steffy fears, as a shaky Taylor materialises, not-so-fresh from the psychiatric treatment Bill’s secretly financing in exchange for shielding her from prosecution for shooting him at point-blank range... Most concerned for her welfare, Steffy’s struck by the depth of Taylor’s obsession with her love-life. Ranting that Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) should have Liam (Scott Clifton), and not Hope (Annika Noelle), Taylor’s (Hunter Tylo) spiky demeanour frustrates her daughter. She bluntly reminds her that if she doesn’t get a grip, Bill (Don Diamont) might well change his mind about not turning her in for attempted murder! He’s done her a huge favour by keeping his mouth shut and Taylor’s freedom could be at risk if she can’t keep it together!…

They’ve only been married a few weeks but with Nikki deserting her new groom Jack on their wedding night to search for a missing and presumed dead Victor, he’s come to the conclusion that exchanging vows with his favourite blonde, whom he first wed in 1990, has been the most monumental, dreadful mistake! Hitting back at Nikki’s preoccupation with finding “The Moustache” over the past few weeks, Jack (Peter Bergman) is now plotting their double downfall. Attacking Victor by secretly buying up Newman Enterprises stocks on the open market, Jack freezes Nikki out at every opportunity... until she finally finds the time to beg him for another chance to save their marriage. She isn’t searching for Victor to pursue her romantic hang-ups with him, but out of loyalty to her…

“Quinn awaits the day she can throw Pam and Donna to the dogs like Thanksgiving leftovers!” Thanksgiving is that time of year when people pause, reflect, step back and take stock of everything wonderful in their lives. However, for Quinn Forrester, this year’s festivities provide the perfect moment for her to reassert her dominance as Eric’s wife and matriarch of the Forrester mansion. With Pam and Donna still sniffing around Eric and snapping uncomfortably at her heels, she lays down the law when it comes to Thanksgiving dinner – Pam and Charlie aren’t invited or welcome! Appalled at his wife’s edict, Eric (John McCook) dismisses Quinn’s (Rena Sofer) “suggestion” that Pam (Alley Mills) and Charlie (Dick Christie) “need a break from cooking this year” and promptly adds them to the…

Brought back to Erinsborough as a romantic foil in a bid to soften the hard-hearted and tetchy Paul, Jane is thrilled with her initial success as they tentatively dip their toes into the dating waters. However, in her bid to impress, Jane again relies on old habits that could backfire... After bringing the estranged Robinson family back together briefly, Jane (Annie Jones) goes a step further, organising a cosy catch-up lunch for Paul (Stefan Dennis), his children and their romantic partners – whom he absolutely detests! Unfortunately, last-minute cancellations from David (Takaya Honda), Amy (Zoe Cramond) and Gary (Damian Richardson) leave Paul and Jane breaking bread with just Leo (Tim Kano) and Terese (Rebekah Elmaloglou), and the meal’s very awkward, to say the least! Leo’s flimsy excuse to flee the…

MARTIN ‘ASH’ ASHFORD (George Mason) Ultimately conceding defeat in his fruitless quest to avenge the deaths of Kat and his unborn baby, Ash moved to Cyprus to repair his broken life, giving Tori one last kiss goodbye. OLIVIA FRASER-RICHARDS (Raechelle Banno) Making Ziggy’s wedding dress turned into a dream for Olivia, who accepted a job with a wedding fashion company in Melbourne and made the move state to finally pursue the design career she’d always wanted... HUNTER KING (Scott Lee) Embroiled in a sex scandal with older and married university lecturer Christina Harrison (Jessica Clarke), Hunter almost lost everything upon being accused of stalking and  sexually harassing her. After exposing Christina, Hunter left for Vietnam to lick his wounds under the watchful eye of dad Zac.…

Surely if the past couple of years are anything to go by, Nicole Kidman’s willingness to do away with the crystalline trappings of celebrity in order to take on bold, soul-baring, and occasionally brutal, roles is paving the road to success. From Big Little Lies to The Killing of a Sacred Deer, The Beguiled, Boy Erased and now Destroyer, the homegrown heroine’s relishing every opportunity to explore the most enthralling recesses of human existence with aplomb. “I love complexity,” the 51-year-old agrees. “I love that we can see the shattered side of people; I love that life isn’t explained in a sentence, or a soundbite; that we have to digest things and people don’t always behave well.” In accordance with her own dual philosophy of superstar and artist both, Nicole’s…

Thanksgiving is always a special time for the Forrester family and their friends and foes, but this year’s celebration will be extra exciting as Steffy arrives with baby Kelly, followed shortly by Forrester Creations model Zoe. It’s the first B&B holiday for both, with Kelly entering the world just a few short months ago and Zoe moving to America from the UK earlier this year. With Christmas just around the corner, there’s bound to be more fun and frivolity ahead – especially if both get the toys (anything cute and cuddly; and Xander!) they both want…

CORONATION STREET UKTV Mary’s exhaustive search for her missing, and disgraced, son Jude takes her and her kindly “chauffeur” Roy to the coastal climes of Blackpool... but will the seaside provide answers? NEIGHBOURS 10 PEACH Precious pooches have long brought smiles to Ramsay Street (remember Bouncer?) and on Boxing Day, yet another cuddly canine will attempt to do the same for one current couple. Woof! DAYS OF OUR LIVES WEEKDAYS AT 1PM ON WIN/10 PEACH Stressed from the scandals emanating from Gabi and Nick’s ill-fated wedding, Sami harasses the besieged bride prompting Rafe to issue her with a stern warning. THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS WEEKDAYS AT 2PM ON WIN/10 PEACH Determined to bury Victor, Sharon hastily cremates a corpse and then turns his quick, emotionless funeral into her wedding…

17 to win! WIN THE WRONG CALLAHAN BOOK Thanks to ALLEN & UNWIN, 17 lucky TV SOAP readers will win The Wrong Callahan book, valued at $29.99 each. That’s a total prize value of $509.83! For readers of Rachael Johns and Fiona Palmer, The Wrong Callahan begins Karly Lane’s sparkling new Callahans of Stringybark Creek trilogy. It had been two long years since Lincoln Callahan had found himself in front of the gates to Stringybark Creek. He was in the army then – a lifetime ago. Linc had always been the unsettled Callahan, looking for danger, the one who couldn’t wait to leave the family farm. This time he was back for his little sister’s wedding. From far and wide, the Callahan relatives were streaming…

Strangely enough, “turning the other cheek” and becoming a better man is starting to appeal to Bill more with each passing minute – but despite his resolve there are still detractors who don’t believe he’s sincere. Brooke, the object of his obsession, may be firmly in his corner following their tête-a-tête over his decision not to have Ridge jailed for bribing the judge in Will’s custody case, but her husband isn’t of the same mind. Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) knows how he feels but worries where his white-hot anger at Bill will take him next. Also fearful is Justin (Aaron D. Spears), who can’t believe Bill (Don Diamont) gave up so easily and didn’t bother to throw Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) behind bars when presented with a…

Every minute of every day of his relationship with Will Horton, Paul knew full well he’d be competing with the stigma of Sonny Kiriakis as a lingering third party in their lives. Initially the situation was made easier by an amnesiac Will’s inability to recall his love and marriage to Sonny, but that all changed in August when Will had total recall at his grandmother Marlena’s wedding. Watching his lover overwhelmed with floods of memories from his treasured life with Sonny (Freddie Smith) and their daughter Arianna (Harper and Sydnee Udell), Paul (Christopher Sean) saw the writing was on the wall but prayed that somehow Will’s (Chandler Massey) feelings for him would triumph. Fate stepped in to play a cruel hand when Paul plunged from a multi-storey window during a…

Christmas and New Year is such a busy and exciting time, but it’s difficult to stay on a clean eating and fitness routine and keep on track with all those wellness goals you’ve achieved throughout the year. The challenge over this period can be enjoying your time with family and friends, while also keeping yourself accountable and not taking too many steps backwards. It can be a delicate balancing act! However, with a few tweaks and a little bit of preparation it can be done. MAKING TIME One of your biggest challenges at this time of year is going to be finding the time in your day to get everything done. With all your seasonal social engagements, work deadlines and family commitments, exercise and time for yourself can unfortunately become…

Traditions are the foundation on which soaps and their characters are built so it’s wonderful to see B&B keeping up its annual Thanksgiving trend (which Hope started a few years ago) of seating regular enemies beside each other at the dinner table – and then asking to say something nice about each other! On the downside, do of all of the daily dramas that feed these people’s feuds really have to be sidelined for the entire episode? B&B’s holiday eps are perennially bereft of tension and often come across as trite and schmaltzy. Instead, the sweet traditions and moments need to be presented side by side with a big blow-up to create interest in these episodes and keep the stories moving. Otherwise, they come across as meaningless in the grander…

Welcoming her ex-husband Ray Kelly back into her life and her home a few months ago, Mel Owen briefly believed she was doing the right thing. After all, Ray was sexy, suave and charming, and a positive influence on her teenage son Hunter. She soon discovered, however, that a leopard doesn’t change its spots and Ray couldn’t be trusted; he never could. He was a rogue through and through, with a laundry list of secrets hidden away from her, but after a little covert digging, Mel unearthed the truth. And it was worse than she thought. Ray had another wife – Maddie Wright, and their son Jake, currently ill in hospital! Seething, Mel vengefully plotted to expose him. Romancing the cad, she proposed remarriage, Ray jumped at it and they…

I’m so happy for Jacqueline MacInnes Wood and her husband for their baby news! She is such a wonderful actress and makes things exciting on The Bold and the Beautiful . This show would be on the dull side if not for Steffy and her diva-ness. She’s taken the reins off Brooke to become the new bad girl. I hope she doesn’t go back to Liam or his dad Bill. She and Kelly need to break free and do it on their own! Thankyou, Jacqueline, for making this show what it is. Sienna Housley, Broomehill West, WA…